“Keep it open,” Grant tells the waitress, holding out his credit card and motioning to the rest of us at the table. “Drinks are on me tonight, fellas.”
“Sure thing. Two lagers and three IPAs coming right up.” She tucks the card into her notepad, taking extra care to shoot our rookie extraordinaire Preston a smile and a wink. “I’ll be right back, handsome.”
Preston doesn’t so much as look at her, let alone smile back.
“That’s it,” Jordie says with a snicker. “We’re calling you Handsome from now on.”
Our team captain has always had a soft spot for rookies, so it was no surprise that Grant invited the new kid out for drinks. Preston got called up from the minor affiliate team and has been training with the Ice Hawks for a few weeks, but I can’t say I really know the guy. As far as I can t
